CRS calculator, updated for the November 3, 2026 rules

There is no pass mark. In each round, IRCC invites the highest-ranked profiles that are eligible for that round, and the cutoff is the lowest score invited, so what counts as competitive depends on the round type. The three most recent rounds other than Provincial Nominee Program rounds had cutoffs of 407 (French-language proficiency, Oct 27, 2026), 519 (Canadian Experience Class, Oct 15, 2026) and 476 (Trade occupations, Oct 1, 2026). Provincial Nominee Program cutoffs are higher because a nomination adds 600 points. The gap table in the calculator compares your score with the latest cutoff in each category.

Enter your age, education, official language test results, skilled work experience and any additional factors such as a provincial nomination or a sibling in Canada. Each test score is converted to a CLB or NCLC level ability by ability, and points are added across four sections: core human capital (up to 500, or 460 with an accompanying spouse or partner), spouse or partner factors (up to 40), skill transferability (up to 100) and additional points (up to 600). The calculator on this page does this under both the current rules and the November 3, 2026 rules.

Under the current grid, CLB 9 in an ability of your first official language is worth 31 points, or 29 with an accompanying spouse or partner, so CLB 9 in all four abilities gives 124 core points (116 with a spouse or partner). CLB 9 in all four abilities also unlocks the higher tier of the skill transferability combinations with education and with foreign work experience, each group capped at 50 points. In DrawRelay’s model of the November 3, 2026 grid, language points are unchanged.

Under the current rules, no: job offer points were removed from the CRS on March 25, 2025. From November 3, 2026, a qualifying job offer in a high-wage occupation earns points within the new Labour Market Integration factor: 50, 70 or 100 points for an occupation at the 1.3x, 1.5x or 2x wage tier. These points are an alternative to the Canadian work experience points in the same factor; the higher option counts. DrawRelay labels these values as estimates until IRCC’s own CRS tool reflects them.

NCLC 7 or higher in all four French abilities adds 50 additional points when English is at CLB 5 or higher in all four abilities, or 25 points otherwise. French as a second official language can also add up to 24 core points (22 with an accompanying spouse or partner). IRCC also holds French-language proficiency rounds; the latest, on Oct 27, 2026, had a cutoff of 407.

Under the current rules the maximum is 1,200: up to 600 from core human capital, spouse or partner and skill transferability factors combined, plus up to 600 additional points. From November 3, 2026, the Labour Market Integration factor (up to 150 points) takes the place of core Canadian work experience (up to 80 points). In DrawRelay’s estimate of the new grid the section maximums add up to 1,270; this figure will be checked against IRCC’s tool once it reflects the new grid.

The two totals differ only through the Labour Market Integration factor. Work-length points for Canadian experience keep the same values in both grids, so a profile without high-wage Canadian experience or a qualifying high-wage job offer usually has the same total before and from November 3, 2026.

No. DrawRelay is an independent calculator that applies the points grid IRCC publishes; it is not affiliated with IRCC. Only the score shown in your Express Entry profile is used for invitations. IRCC publishes the full grid on its CRS criteria page.